Stories for August 2010
Stories for Tuesday, August 31
Residents Fight To Reopen Centre County Gun Club
It's been four years since the Philipsburg Rod and Gun Club was closed by the DCNR.The club is located in the Black Moshannon State Park.Bureau officials said there was contamination at the site from lead ammunition.The club had been used for more than 60 years.Club officials said the site is ...
Punxsutawney Students Start Year Without Crossing Guards
The walk to and from school was a little different for students in Punxsutawney.School district and borough officials were unable to come to an agreement on crossing guards in the borough.The issue surfaced earlier this summer.The borough had operated the crossing guard program for years, but decided the district should ...
Ground Broken On Sue Paterno Student Faith Center
Penn State officials and members of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese broke ground on the Suzanne Pohland Paterno Catholic Student Faith Center for Penn State on Tuesday.Sue Paterno told WJAC-TV that the she wasn’t sure the project would happen, following 14 years of fundraising and praying."I had doubts at times we would ...
Is The Johnstown City Manager Resigning?
Is the Johnstown City Manager going to keep her job? Sources close to the issues said it appears she will at least for now.City Manager Kristen Denne has been in her position for less than 7 months and now there's questions about whether she'll stay.People close to the situation told ...
Man, 73, Found Dead In Dilapidated Johnstown Home
A 73-year-old man was found dead in his Bedford Street home in Johnstown, and when crews responded they found even more problems.Police told WJAC-TV fire crews had to take the man out of a second-floor window because of all of the garbage in the house.The man's sister found him Tuesday, ...
Crash Slows Traffic On Turnpike
A wild crash backed up traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for miles Tuesday morning.Three tractor-trailers collided at mile marker 102 in Somerset County at around 8 a.m.It all started after one of the truck drivers lost control and hit a median, police said.Emergency crews said one lane in each direction ...
Cambria County Home Destroyed By Fire
A state fire marshal was investigating a Johnstown house fire Tuesday evening.Flames were shooting from the roof of a home in Lower Yoder Township along the D Street extension when a WJAC news crew arrived just after noon.Multiple fire crews were on the scene to battle the fire, but had ...
Johnstown Tax Preparer Sentenced For Tax Fraud
A Cambria County tax preparer was sentenced to five years probation and must pay $15,000 in fines for cheating the federal government out of nearly $87,000.Sam Grasso pleaded guilty in April to helping people file 82 income tax returns with inflated and false medical expenses, charitable contributions and business expences.While ...
Feds Want Drivers Input On Fuel Information Window Stickers
The government is proposing new fuel-efficiency window stickers for cars and trucks starting in 2012, and they are asking for the public's help in choosing between two options.The first option would give a grade from an A+ to a D and lists how much drivers will probably have to pay ...
Labor Board Seeks Injunction Against Cambria Co. Nursing Home
A handful of former union workers at Cambria County's nursing home are fighting to get their jobs back.Several employees were not re-hired after Grane Healthcare purchased Laurel Crest Rehabilitation & Special Care Center in January.The National Labor Relations Board subsequently filed a complaint, claiming that Grane hasn't recognized the union ...
Stories for Monday, August 30
Copper Stolen From Bedford Co. Power Lines
Bedford Rural Electric said someone stole 1,000 feet of copper wire from electrical lines along Route 30.The lines were not live, so the thieves may have had some prior knowledge of the situation.Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 623-6133.
Copper Swiped From Penelec Substation
Sometime earlier this month, thieves entered a fenced-in Penelec substation and cut 18 copper ground wires from the unit, according to state police.Police said the length of the copper wires is somewhere between 80 to 100 feet with a value of up to $200.Penelec officials said the cost of repairs ...
Equipment Malfunction Kills More Than 1,000 Trout
The Army Corps of Engineers said a power equipment malfunction over the weekend cut off oxygen to more than 1,100 trout, killing the fish.The trout were being raised in pens on the Youghiogheny River near Confluence. The pens are owned by the Chestnut Ridge chapter of Trouts Unlimited and are ...
Cambria County Teen Killed In ATV Crash
A crisis response team has been formed to help students in the Richland Area School District cope with the loss of a 14-year-old student.Kiersten Wagner was just starting her freshman year at Richland High School when she died Saturday night in an all-terrain vehicle crash.Police said Wagner was a passenger ...
Glendale Schools Get Millions In Federal Funds For Renovations
A Cambria County school district has received millions in federal stimulus money to launch a massive, much-needed renovation project.The Glendale Area School District received more than $2.5 million in interest-free bonds. In a couple of weeks, the first phase of projects will begin, including fixing a leaky roof at the ...
H.S. Football Preseason Coaches Polls
First place votes in parentheses; 3 points for first place votes, 2 pts. for second place, 1 pt. for third place ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN SOUTH 1) Curwensville (3) - 9 pts.2) Brockway (1) - 8 pts.3) Elk County Catholic - 6 pts.Also Receiving Votes: Kane ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NORTH Awaiting Coach Response ...
Police: Accomplice Arrested In Centre Hall Murder Probe
Court documents obtained by WJAC-TV said that a Madisonburg man has been arrested after confessing to his involvement in the murder of Samuel Boob last year.According to a criminal complaint, 26-year-old Kermit Butts was taken into custody after he admitted to assisting Ronald Heichel with his plans to kill his ...
Escaped Prisoner Captured In High School Locker Room
Officials said a prisoner who escaped during a work release program was captured in a high school football field locker room.John Waltemire, a prisoner at the Cambria County Jail, escaped while cutting grass Monday at the Northern Cambria Senior center as part of a work release programPolice said Waltemire was ...
Stories for Sunday, August 29
UPDATE: 2 Missing Canoeists Found Safe, Aerial Search Called Off
Search and rescue crews in Clearfield County found two missing canoeists shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday.The man and woman were reportedly uninjured.Police told WJAC-TV the pair was last spotted from Tunnel Road around 9 p.m. Saturday, canoeing along a stretch of the West Branch Susquehanna River near Karthaus.Karthaus is a ...
Stories for Saturday, August 28
Nanty Glo Close To Winning Pepsi Prize
Leaders of the Nanty Glo Recreation Authority are looking for the public's help in winning a national contest.Back in March, leaders entered in the Pepsi Refresh Project. Every month, Pepsi gives away cash to people in the community organizing projects.Out of the 12,223 groups signed up, the authority is in ...
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